首页英语词典preventprevent英英释意

prevent

英[prɪ'vent] 美[pri'vɛnt]
  • vt. 预防,防止;阻止
  • vi. 妨碍,阻止

英英释意


1. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
2. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
"Keep the child from eating the marbles"